NO319451B1 - Digital mobile telephone system where each subscriber is assigned a telephone number and several subscriber identity module (SIM) cards - Google Patents
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Foreliggende oppfinnelse angår et digitalt mobilkommunikasjonssystem innbefattende et koblingssenter, et abonnentregister forbundet dermed, mobilterminaler, slik som mobiltelefoner, abonnentforbundne abonnenters kort, slik som smartkort, innsettbare i de mobile terminalene. The present invention relates to a digital mobile communication system including a switching center, a subscriber register connected therewith, mobile terminals, such as mobile phones, subscriber-connected subscribers' cards, such as smart cards, which can be inserted into the mobile terminals.
Med mobilkommunikasjonssystem er det alltid mulig å nå abonnenter innenfor dekningsområdet til systemet uten hensyn til hvor de er, som er en betydelig fordel. With a mobile communication system, it is always possible to reach subscribers within the coverage area of the system regardless of where they are, which is a significant advantage.
Det kan også være fordelaktig f.eks. under reiser å ha en telefon for hånden hele tiden og således ikke være avhengig av å betale telefoner og har vekslepenger for å betale en automat når man foretar viktige telefonsamtaler. It can also be advantageous e.g. when traveling to have a phone at hand all the time and thus not be dependent on paying phones and have change to pay for a machine when making important phone calls.
Ved tidligere kjente mobilkommunikasjonssystemer har abonnentens nummer alltid In previously known mobile communication systems, the subscriber always has the number
vært forbundet med selv mobiltelefonen slik at en abonnent har to mobiltelefoner, been connected to the mobile phone itself so that a subscriber has two mobile phones,
f.eks. en montert i kjøretøyet og en som han tar med seg og har to forskjellige abonnentnummer og følgelig to forskjellige abonnenter. Dette er imidlertid ubekvemt for abonnenten som har to abonnentnummer og forskjellige abonnenter når han har flere mobiltelefoner og var til å begynne med ikke iboende i et nytt digitalt mobilkommunikasjonssystem kalt GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications). e.g. one fitted in the vehicle and one which he takes with him and has two different subscriber numbers and consequently two different subscribers. However, this is inconvenient for the subscriber who has two subscriber numbers and different subscribers when he has several mobile phones and was initially not inherent in a new digital mobile communication system called GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications).
Dette systemet, som har et større dekningsområde som resultat av utstrakt This system, which has a larger coverage area as a result of extended
internasjonalt samarbeid, er spesielt ved at kommunikasjonene finner sted ved hjelp av digitale signaloverføringer og ved at abonnenten er forbundet med abonnentkort som kan bli innført av abonnenten i forskjellige mobilterminaler for å aktivere disse. En mobilterminale som har et slikt abonnentkort kan bli nådd ved abonnentens nummer forbundet med abonnentens kort og utgående trafikk fra denne mobilterminalen, slik som telefonanrop, telefaksoverføring og datakommunikasjon er som regel debitert av abonnenten forbundet med abonnentens kort, dvs. mobilterminalen som sådan er av mindre viktighet og abonnenter er forbundet med abonnentens kort. international cooperation, is particularly in that the communications take place by means of digital signal transmissions and in that the subscriber is connected with subscriber cards that can be inserted by the subscriber in various mobile terminals to activate these. A mobile terminal that has such a subscriber card can be reached by the subscriber's number associated with the subscriber's card and outgoing traffic from this mobile terminal, such as telephone calls, fax transmissions and data communication is usually debited by the subscriber associated with the subscriber's card, i.e. the mobile terminal as such is of less importance and subscribers are associated with the subscriber's card.
Abonnentens kort er et såkalt smartkort som i GSM-henseende er henvist til som SIM (abonnentidentitetsmodul) og inneholder i det minste et mikrochip som holder informasjonen angående abonnementet og som, når SIM-kortet er ført inn i en mobilterminal, er forbundet med dette. The subscriber's card is a so-called smart card which in GSM terms is referred to as SIM (subscriber identity module) and contains at least one microchip which holds the information regarding the subscription and which, when the SIM card is inserted into a mobile terminal, is connected to this.
Det opprinnelige SIM-kortet hadde en størrelse som et kredittkort og var ment å The original SIM card was the size of a credit card and was intended to
kunne føres inn i enhver GSM-mobilterminal. Kredittkortstørrelsen viste seg snart å være lite hensiktsmessig ved de små lomme telefonene, og et mindre "frimerkestørrelse"-SIM-kort, som inneholdt samme mikrochiptype og som således could be entered into any GSM mobile terminal. The credit card size soon proved to be unsuitable for the small pocket phones, and a smaller "stamp size" SIM card, which contained the same type of microchip and thus
var forenlig med det store SIM-kortet ble innført som et kompliment til det større kortet. Generelt passer det mindre SIM-kortet alle eksisterende mobilterminaler, men ikke, som følge av dets lille størrelse, lett å handtere som det store kortet og var derfor best egnet til å være mer eller mindre permanent installert i en mobilterminal. was compatible with the large SIM card was introduced as a compliment to the larger card. In general, the smaller SIM card fits all existing mobile terminals but, due to its small size, is not as easy to handle as the large card and was therefore best suited to be more or less permanently installed in a mobile terminal.
Ved abonnering på GSM må kunden velge mellom et stort SIM-kort som er lett å håndtere og lagre på grunn av dets kredittkortstørrelse, men som er for stort for små lommetelefoner og et lite SIM-kort som sikkert nok passer i små lommetelefoner, men som er vanskelig å håndtere og lette å miste på grunn av dens lille størrelse. When subscribing to GSM, the customer has to choose between a large SIM card that is easy to handle and store due to its credit card size, but is too large for small pocket phones and a small SIM card that certainly fits in small pocket phones, but is difficult to handle and easy to lose due to its small size.
Den eneste muligheten til nå har vært å anbefale kunden å ha to GSM-abonnement, et for hvert kort. Denne løsningen er ikke bare ubekvem på grunn av at man mottar to sett med regninger, som gir både GSM-nettverkoperatøren og dens abonnenter ekstra trøbbel, men også innebærer uvissheter med hensyn til abonnentens nummer ved hvilket abonnenten kan bli nådd for øyeblikket, idet to abonnement nødvendigvis krever to forskjellige abonnentnummer. The only option until now has been to recommend that the customer have two GSM subscriptions, one for each card. This solution is not only inconvenient due to receiving two sets of bills, which gives both the GSM network operator and its subscribers additional trouble, but also involves uncertainties regarding the subscriber's number by which the subscriber can be reached at the moment, since two subscriptions necessarily require two different subscriber numbers.
Hensikten med foreliggende oppfinnelse er å unngå oyenfornevnte ulemper. The purpose of the present invention is to avoid the aforementioned disadvantages.
Ifølge foreliggende oppfinnelse tilveiebringes dette ved et According to the present invention, this is provided by a
digitalmobilkommunikasjonssystem av den innledningsvis nevnte type, som er kjennetegnet ved at hver abonnent er tildelt et abonnentnummer og i det minste to abonnentkort som kan bli aktivert for å åpne en mobilterminal for innkommende såvel som utgående trafikk når innført deri, slik at når et av kortene er aktivert er det andre hhv. de andre nødvendigvis deaktivert for således å åpne en mobilterminal kun for utgående trafikk når innført deri, idet abonnentregisteret er tilpasset til ved kommando fra abonnenten å styre aktiveringen og deaktiveringen av kortene. digital mobile communication system of the type mentioned at the outset, which is characterized by the fact that each subscriber is assigned a subscriber number and at least two subscriber cards that can be activated to open a mobile terminal for incoming as well as outgoing traffic when inserted therein, so that when one of the cards is activated, the other resp. the others necessarily deactivated in order to thus open a mobile terminal only for outgoing traffic when entered therein, the subscriber register being adapted to control the activation and deactivation of the cards by command from the subscriber.
Kortene har fortrinnsvis forskjellige identitetsnummer, hvert lagret i en registrering i abonnentregisteret, idet abonnentnummeret lagres kun i registreringen som inneholder identitetsnummeret til det aktiverte kortet og abonnentregisteret er tilpasset ved kommando fra abonnenten å skifte identitetsnumrene mellom forskjellige registreringer for således å aktivere og deaktivere respektive kort. Alternativt kan det være abonnentens nummer og ikke identitetsnummeret som blir skiftet mellom i de forskjellige registreringene for så å aktivere og desaktivere respektive kort, eller identitetsnumrene kan være lagret i et element i en og samme registrering i abonnentregisteret, idet abonnentens nummer er forbundet kun til elementer som inneholder identitetsnummeret til det aktiverte kortet og hvor abonnentregisteret er tilpasset til, ved kommando fra abonnenten, å forbinde abonnentens nummer med et annet av elementene i registreringen for således å aktivere og desaktivere respektive kort. The cards preferably have different identity numbers, each stored in a registration in the subscriber register, as the subscriber number is only stored in the registration that contains the identity number of the activated card and the subscriber register is adapted by command from the subscriber to change the identity numbers between different registrations in order to activate and deactivate respective cards. Alternatively, it may be the subscriber's number and not the identity number that is switched between the different registrations in order to activate and deactivate respective cards, or the identity numbers may be stored in an element in one and the same registration in the subscriber register, since the subscriber's number is only connected to elements which contains the identity number of the activated card and where the subscriber register is adapted to, on command from the subscriber, connect the subscriber's number with another of the elements in the registration to thus activate and deactivate the respective card.
Et av abonnentens kort er fortrinnsvis et såkalt "frimerkestørrelse"-kort, mens det andre abonnentkortet er et større såkalt "kredittkort-størrelse"-kort. One of the subscriber's cards is preferably a so-called "stamp size" card, while the other subscriber card is a larger so-called "credit card size" card.
Foretrukne utførelsesformer av oppfinnelsen skal beskrives nærmere nedenfor med henvisning til tegningene, hvor: Preferred embodiments of the invention shall be described in more detail below with reference to the drawings, where:
Fig. 1 viser et generelt skjematisk riss av et mobilkommunikasjonssystem. Fig. 1 shows a general schematic diagram of a mobile communication system.
Fig. 2 viser et skjematisk riss av et stort og et lite abonnentkort såvel som tilknyttede Fig. 2 shows a schematic view of a large and a small subscriber card as well as associated
mobilterminaler. mobile terminals.
Det viste mobilkommunikasjonssystemet er generelt kjent som GSM og er basert på abonnentkort i form av smartkort og en digital signaloverføring. Referansene anvendt i denne beskrivelsen er vesentlig i samsvar med den anvendte terminologi innenfor dette systemet. The mobile communication system shown is generally known as GSM and is based on subscriber cards in the form of smart cards and a digital signal transmission. The references used in this description are essentially in accordance with the terminology used within this system.
Ved GSM er den trådløse signaloverføringen mellom en mobilstasjon MS, slik som en mobiltelefon, en faksmaskin eller en datamaskin, og en basisstasjon BTS (Base Transceiver System) digitalt og mindre følsomt for interferens. En basisstasjon BTS er dannet av en mottaker/senderantenne og defmerer et visst dekningsområde. With GSM, the wireless signal transmission between a mobile station MS, such as a mobile phone, a fax machine or a computer, and a base station BTS (Base Transceiver System) is digital and less sensitive to interference. A base station BTS is formed by a receiver/transmitter antenna and defines a certain coverage area.
Et GSM-nettverk innbefatter et stort antall basisstasjoner BTS, som er forbundet med en basisstasjonstyrer BSC, som hver styrer og overvåker et antall basisstasjoner BTS. Basisstasjonsstyrerne BSC er igjen forbundet med i det minste ett koblingssenter MSC (Mobile services Switching Centre). A GSM network includes a large number of base stations BTS, which are connected to a base station controller BSC, each of which controls and monitors a number of base stations BTS. The base station controllers BSC are again connected to at least one switching center MSC (Mobile services Switching Centre).
Koblingssenteret MSC er tilpasset til å styre trafikken innenfor et GSM-nettverk, såvel som mellom dette nettverket og andre dertil koblede nettverk, slik som et offentlig telefonnettverk PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) eller GSM-nettverket til andre operatører. The switching center MSC is adapted to manage the traffic within a GSM network, as well as between this network and other networks connected to it, such as a public telephone network PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) or the GSM network of other operators.
To forskjellige registere er også forbundet med koblingssenteret MSC, nemlig et hjemmelokaliseringsregister HLR inneholdende informasjon om systemets egne abonnenter og et visittlokaliseringsregister VLR som inneholder informasjon om Two different registers are also connected to the switching center MSC, namely a home location register HLR containing information about the system's own subscribers and a visitor location register VLR containing information about
aktive og følgelig registrerte besøkende funnet i dekningsområdet til GSM-nettverket. active and consequently registered visitors found in the coverage area of the GSM network.
En såkalt besøker en enten hjemmeabonnent eller en abonnent tilknyttet med en annen GSM-operatør. Informasjonen i visitt- hhv. besøklokaliseringsregisteret VLR er alltid gjenvunnet fra abonnentens hjemmelokaliseringsregister HLR og innbefatter et identitetsnummer IMSI (internasjonal mobilabonnentidentitet) som gjør det mulig å A so-called visitor is either a home subscriber or a subscriber associated with another GSM operator. The information in the visit or the visitor location register VLR is always recovered from the subscriber's home location register HLR and includes an identity number IMSI (international mobile subscriber identity) which makes it possible to
foreta en positiv identifisering og adressering av en besøkende. Dersom en registrert besøker opphører å være aktiv i nettverket forbundet med make a positive identification and address of a visitor. If a registered visitor ceases to be active in the network associated with
besøkslokaliseringsregisteret VLR kan informasjonen om besøkeren funnet i besøkslokaliseringsregisteret VLR bli slettet for å bli gjenvunnet fra hjemmelokaliseringsregisteret HLR når han igjen blir aktiv. visitor location register VLR, the information about the visitor found in the visitor location register VLR can be deleted to be recovered from the home location register CLR when he becomes active again.
I tillegg til hjemmelokaliseringsregisteret HLR er identitetsnummeret IMSI alltid In addition to the home location register HLR, the identity number IMSI is always
lagret i en abonnents kort SIM, et smartkort ved hjelp av hvilket mobilutstyret er forbundet med et GSM-nettverk. stored in a subscriber's SIM card, a smart card by means of which the mobile equipment is connected to a GSM network.
For øyeblikket er abonnentkortet SIM tilgjengelig i to størrelser, nemlig en kredittkortstørrelse og en frimerkestørrelse. Mikrochipen i kortet er av samme type for begge størrelsene og består av en enkel chipmikrodatamaskin. Når abonnentens SIM-kort er satt inn i en mobilterminal MT, slik som en mobiltelefon, er mikrochipen Currently, the subscriber SIM card is available in two sizes, namely a credit card size and a postage stamp size. The microchip in the card is of the same type for both sizes and consists of a simple chip microcomputer. When the subscriber's SIM card is inserted into a mobile terminal MT, such as a mobile phone, the microchip is
til kortet forbundet med mobilterminalen som således er aktivert. I GSM-sammenheng blir en slik aktivert mobilterminal MT henvist til som en mobilstasjon MS. to the card connected to the mobile terminal which is thus activated. In the GSM context, such an activated mobile terminal MT is referred to as a mobile station MS.
Siden det ikke er noe rom for det større SIM-kortet i en liten lommetelefon, må naturligvis en abonnent som har til hensikt å bruke en slik liten mobiltelefon når han abonnenerer på systemet bli gitt et lite abonnent-SIM-kort, som også kan bli anvendt ved en mobilterminal MT av stor type. Imidlertid er det lille abonnentkortet vanskelig å håndtere på grunn av dets lille størrelse, og det gir seg derfor selv at dette kortet mer eller mindre permanent installeres i mobilutstyret som oftest er anvendt av abonnenten, mens det store abonnentkortet på grunn av dets håndterlige kredittkortstørrelse foretrekkes for tilfeldig bruk, f.eks. når abonnenten reiser eller ikke har med sitt eget mobilutstyr. Naturally, since there is no room for the larger SIM card in a small pocket phone, a subscriber who intends to use such a small mobile phone when subscribing to the system must be provided with a small subscriber SIM card, which can also be used in a mobile terminal MT of a large type. However, the small subscriber card is difficult to handle due to its small size, and it therefore stands to reason that this card is more or less permanently installed in the mobile equipment most often used by the subscriber, while the large subscriber card, due to its manageable credit card size, is preferred for casual use, e.g. when the subscriber is traveling or does not have his own mobile equipment with him.
Til nå har hvert abonnent-SIM-kort, som har sitt identitetsnummer IMSI i hjemmelokaliseringsregisteret HLR, alltid vært fast forbundet med tilknyttede abonnents nummer i en registrering. I mobilkommunikasjonssystemet ifølge foreliggende oppfinnelse har dette nå blitt endret som følgende. Until now, each subscriber SIM card, which has its identity number IMSI in the home location register HLR, has always been permanently linked to the associated subscriber's number in a registration. In the mobile communication system according to the present invention, this has now been changed as follows.
Når det abonneres på systemet får kunden i det minste to abonnent-SIM-kort, av hvilke ett er et lite kort og et annet er et stort kort. Som før er forskjellige identitetsnummer IMSI, som har sine tilsvarende deler i hjemmelokaliseringsregisteret HLR til abonnementet, lagret i abonnentens SIM-kort. I hjemmelokaliseringsregisteret HLR er identitetsnumrene IMSI til de to abonnentkortene lagret hvert i en registrering, men kun en av registreringene inneholder også abonnentens abonnentnummer. Dette betyr at kun et av de to abonnent-SIM-kortene forbundet med samme abonnent er aktivert, dvs. det kan bli adressert når der er innkommende trafikk til abonnenten, nemlig det kartet hvis identitetsnummer IMSI er lagret i samme register som abonnentens nummer i hjemmelokaliseringsregisteret HLR, mens det andre abonnent-SIM-kortet til abonnenten er desaktivert. Dvs., det kan ikke bli adressert når der er innkommende trafikk til abonnenten. Abonnentens SIM-kort er imidlertid alltid åpent til tilknyttet mobilterminal MT for utgående trafikk, og kortene kan alltid bli identifisert på grunn av deres unike identitetsnummer IMSI. When subscribing to the system, the customer receives at least two subscriber SIM cards, of which one is a small card and another is a large card. As before, different identity numbers IMSI, which have their corresponding parts in the home location register HLR of the subscription, are stored in the subscriber's SIM card. In the home location register HLR, the identity numbers IMSI of the two subscriber cards are each stored in a registration, but only one of the registrations also contains the subscriber's subscriber number. This means that only one of the two subscriber SIM cards connected to the same subscriber is activated, i.e. it can be addressed when there is incoming traffic to the subscriber, namely the card whose identity number IMSI is stored in the same register as the subscriber's number in the home location register CPR, while the other subscriber SIM card of the subscriber is disabled. That is, it cannot be addressed when there is incoming traffic to the subscriber. However, the subscriber's SIM card is always open to the associated mobile terminal MT for outgoing traffic, and the cards can always be identified due to their unique identity number IMSI.
Siden abonnentens SIM-kort alltid tillater utgående trafikk når isatt i en mobilterminal MT kan abonnenten ved hjelp av mobilterminalen MT komme i kontakt med operatørens kompanisentral eller med et koblingssenter MSC i nettverket og følgelig med forskjellige operatørtjenestevalg i forbindelse dermed. Since the subscriber's SIM card always allows outgoing traffic when inserted in a mobile terminal MT, the subscriber can use the mobile terminal MT to get in touch with the operator's company center or with a switching center MSC in the network and consequently with different operator service choices in connection therewith.
Et slikt valg kan være et regningsadministrasjonsunderstøttelsessystem BASS hvor abonnenten kommer i kontakt med telefonoperatører eller et talepostsystem VMS som abonnenten har tilgang til via service-spesifiserte koder inntastet på tastaturet KP til mobilterminalen. Når abonnenten gir ordre om aktivering av et deaktivert abonnent-SIM-kort kan et av de to systemene BASS og VMS eller andre egnede systemer gå inn i hjemmelokaliseringsregisteret HLR og aktivere et av abonnentenes SIM-kort, mens det samtidig deaktiverer det for øyeblikket aktiverte abonnent-SIM-kort enten ved å skifte i hjemmelokaliseringsregisteret HLR, identitetsnummeret IMSI til for øyeblikket aktiverte abonnent-SIM-kort fra et register for abonnementet, som også inneholder abonnentens nummer med et annet register for abonnementet, som ikke inneholder abonnentens nummer, men inneholder identitetsnummeret IMSI til det for øyeblikket deaktiverte abonnent-SIM-kortet, som samtidig skifter sistnevnte identitetsnummer IMSI til registeret som inneholder abonnentens nummer eller ved å skifte abonnentens nummer fra et register fra abonnementet, som er tilknyttet med for øyeblikket aktivert abonnent-SIM-kort, som er deaktivert etter skiftingen til en annen registrering for abonnement, som er tilknyttet med for øyeblikket deaktivert abonnent-SIM-kort som blir aktivert etter skiftingen. Abonnenten merker aldri skiftingen av identitetsnumrene eller abonnentnummeret mellom de to registrene, men finner kun at kortene blir lett aktivert og deaktivert så ofte som man ønsker. Such a choice could be a bill management support system BASS where the subscriber comes into contact with telephone operators or a voicemail system VMS which the subscriber has access to via service-specified codes entered on the keyboard KP of the mobile terminal. When the subscriber orders the activation of a deactivated subscriber SIM card, one of the two systems BASS and VMS or other suitable systems can enter the home location register HLR and activate one of the subscriber's SIM cards, while at the same time deactivating the currently activated subscriber -SIM card either by changing in the home location register HLR, the identity number IMSI of the currently activated subscriber SIM card from a register for the subscription, which also contains the subscriber's number with another register for the subscription, which does not contain the subscriber's number, but contains the identity number IMSI of the currently deactivated subscriber SIM card, which simultaneously changes the latter identity number IMSI to the register containing the subscriber's number or by changing the subscriber's number from a register from the subscription, which is associated with the currently activated subscriber SIM card, which is disabled after switching to another subscription registration, which is associated with currently deactivated subscriber SIM card that will be activated after the switch. The subscriber never notices the change of the identity numbers or the subscriber number between the two registers, but only finds that the cards are easily activated and deactivated as often as desired.
Alternativt kan identitetsnumrene IMSI til abonnentens SIM-kort bli lagret i ett element, hvert i en og samme registrering i abonnentens register HLR. I denne registreringen blir abonnentens nummer forbundet kun med identitetsnummeret IMSI til det aktiverte SIM-kortet slik at vekslingen mellom SIM-kortene tilveiebringes ved forbindelse av abonnentnummeret med et annet registreringselement som inneholder et annet identitetsnummer IMSI. Alternatively, the identity numbers IMSI of the subscriber's SIM card can be stored in one element, each in one and the same registration in the subscriber's register CPR. In this registration, the subscriber's number is connected only with the identity number IMSI of the activated SIM card so that the switch between the SIM cards is provided by connecting the subscriber number with another registration element containing another identity number IMSI.
Pet er naturligvis også mulig å aktivere et abonnent-SIM-kort automatisk ved hjelp av abonnentens stående ordre såsnart som kortet er satt inn i en mobilterminal MT eller så snart som terminalen er anvendt for et utgående anrop. Of course, it is also possible to activate a subscriber SIM card automatically using the subscriber's standing order as soon as the card is inserted into a mobile terminal MT or as soon as the terminal is used for an outgoing call.
Foreliggende oppfinnelse løser på en fordelaktig måte for abonnenten såvel som for operatøren ulempene bevirket ved de opprinnelige kredittkortstore abonnentkortenes SIM som er komplementert med et lite abonnentkort-SIM som passer også i små lommetelefoner. The present invention solves in an advantageous way for the subscriber as well as for the operator the disadvantages caused by the original credit card-sized subscriber card SIM which is complemented with a small subscriber card SIM which also fits in small pocket phones.
Selv om den foretrukne utførelsesformen ovenfor beskrevet angår et GSM-nettverk kan naturligvis oppfinnelsen også bli anvendt ved andre digitale mobilkommunikasjonssystemer hvor abonnementet er forbundet med smartkort. Although the preferred embodiment described above relates to a GSM network, the invention can of course also be used in other digital mobile communication systems where the subscription is connected to a smart card.
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